A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – Nippur (Sumerian: Nibru, “Enlil City”; Akkadian: Nibbur) was among the most ancient Sumerian cities and one of the most important religious centers throughout Mesopotamia. Some researchers date back the city’s creation to about 5000 BC. In the 4th millennium BC the temple of the Sumerian wind god Enlil at Nippur in present […]